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    Some Recent Hunts

    With the fine weather here in Jacksonville, Florida in the 50s and clear, it's time to get out for some detecting. These finds are all from the public street curb strips and a playground. They were found with the Garrett GTI2500 and the Teknetics Omega 8000. Both of the detectors are a...
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    UK Finds in the News

    These are older finds, but I just found them today. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-berkshire-48583329 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-46573324 Wow. Cheers, Joe
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    A Touching Find

    Here's a news story, with a touching discovery with a metal detector (toward the end of the article). http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20180814-how-crete-changed-the-course-of-world-war-ii Joe
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    World War II Helmet Returned

    Whenever we can, we are doing a wonderful service. https://www.foxnews.com/science/minnesota-woman-reunited-with-fathers-wwii-helmet-found-on-dutch-battlefield Cheers, Joe
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    A Good Clads Day

    Today it was 94 degrees in the sun, but I found a curb strip in the shade -- about five feet wide and forty feet long, close to downtown. I decided to give it a try with the Garrett GTI2500. All clads, but the Sacagawea Dollar made it worthwhile. No nickels, because I had them notched out...
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    Pretty Good Find -- 18 Inches Down

    In Australia today ... https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-48331769 Cheers, Joe
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    Couple of Parks with Relics and Silver

    Here's the results from two small public parks. One park used to be a stop on a trolley car line in the 1930s. The Jacksonville, Florida weather was up in the 60s, can't complain a bit. Hey, you guys in the frozen north, don't worry -- you have the best stuff in the ground and the good days...
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    Small Park, Two Spills

    We have a small public park on the river, only about a tenth of an acre in size. It's a good spot for fishing or just relaxing, and enjoying the breeze off the river. It's been there since the 1920s. On four visits, the Teknetics Omega 8000 came up with two jewelry spills. There isn't any...
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    A Keeper for Sure

    It was the best beep: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-46866581 Plus ... a Victorian penny, musket ball, and silver locket. Cheers, Joe
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    Ant Psychology

    Detecting in a downtown parking lot, I came up with some modern coins -- enough for gas in the car, plus fresh batteries for the Teknetics Omega and Garrett Pinpointer. Can't complain at all. There were some ants' nests around the place. I always avoid digging in them -- just let them go...
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    Interesting Junk Finds (2)

    Here are some more unique junk finds ... more than the usual can slaw, bottle caps, and pulltabs ... all from two small city parks. What's a "Beverly Hills Polo Club" emblem doing 5 inches down in a Jacksonville, Florida park ... who knows? The rusted pistol is heavy, not a toy. It's real...
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    Couple of Days' Finds

    Here are some finds from a couple of days in city parks, with the Garrett GTI2500 and Teknetics Omega 8000. In one photo ... we've got a knob with a cowboy on a horse, an Irish flag, a Louisiana memorial quarter with a paper sticker on it, an ornate ladies' whistle, an earring, a religious...
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    All That Glitters ...

    The old saying (Shakespeare): "All that glitters is not gold" ... The large religious piece and "gold coin" are not metallic. They're plastic, surface finds. I blinked on spotting the "gold coin" on the ground. From detecting, there's a men's ring that once had a large stone in it. It was...
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    Interesting Junk Finds

    From the last several hunts ... here's the "reject" stuff. If any stranger wonders about why this hobby is a good one ... they could think about this junk. It came out of our city parks, and it's going to the city dump for recycling. At no cost to the taxpayer. (I'll keep the pliers.) A...
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    Metal Detectorist Finds WWII Bones

    A surprising find in England ... https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cornwall-44817967 Four feet down -- he must have detected parts of the Spitfire. A good deed, well done. Cheers, Joe
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    Cerro Gordo

    Published in the newspapers today: Cerro Gordo, California ... a mining town started with the discovery of silver in 1865. Sold to a private owner on July 13, 2017 (Friday the 13th). Here's the article: https://www.local10.com/travel/california-ghost-town-sells-for-14-million (The...
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    Minie Ball Question

    Question about Minie Balls ... Naturally, they were used by both sides North and South during the Civil War. How much were they still being used, after the war ended? Into the 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, later? Hunting, personal protection, law enforcement? Didn't guys have their weapons and some...
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    Strange Token

    This one came from an open field between some commercial buildings in downtown Jacksonville, Florida. It was found with the Teknetics Gamma 6000, about five inches down. I have no clue about it, or how old it is. It looked like gold in the hole, but it's some kind of light metal, gold color...
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    Finds with the GTI2500

    Here's some finds for two days with the GTI2500. ... The statue is heavy (feels like lead). It's about 3.5 inches high. ... The emblem is for the Jacksonville Jaguars football team. ... The bottle cap is from an old bottle of Gilbey's Gin. ... The wheel looks like it was a flywheel for a...
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    Out with the GTI2500

    ]Here's some finds for two days with the GTI2500. ... The statue is heavy (feels like lead). It's about 3.5 inches high. ... The emblem is for the Jacksonville Jaguars football team. ... The bottle cap is from an old bottle of Gilbey's Gin. ... The wheel looks like it was a flywheel for a...
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